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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Alabama

Across Alabama, 364 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Williams Avenue Elementary School leads the list at -73.4%, against a median of -12.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
364
Alabama
Best Enrollment change
-73.4%
Median Enrollment change
-12.0%
FASTEST DECLINING · ALABAMA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Williams Avenue Elementary SchoolFort Payne, ALFort Payne City493131-73.4%
2Chapman Elementary SchoolHuntsville, ALHuntsville City556167-70.0%
3Clark Elementary SchoolSelma, ALSelma City351113-67.8%
4Livingston Junior High SchoolLivingston, ALSumter County527216-59.0%
5Eufaula Elementary SchoolEufaula, ALEufaula City1,081471-56.4%
6Barbour County Primary SchoolClayton, ALBarbour County264134-49.2%
7Morris Elementary SchoolHuntsville, ALHuntsville City1,014532-47.5%
8Chickasaw City Elementary SchoolChickasaw, ALChickasaw City624331-47.0%
9McAdory Elementary SchoolMcCalla, ALJefferson County1,134617-45.6%
10Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolSelma, ALDallas County275151-45.1%
11Hueytown Intermediate SchoolHueytown, ALJefferson County936527-43.7%
12EPIC Alternative Elementary SchoolBirmingham, ALBirmingham City410232-43.4%
13Swift Elementary SchoolBon Secour, ALBaldwin County273155-43.2%
14Academy For Science Foreign LanguageHuntsville, ALHuntsville City531303-42.9%
15Reform Elementary SchoolReform, ALPickens County302174-42.4%
16Eufaula Primary SchoolEufaula, ALEufaula City1,074623-42.0%
17Avondale Elementary SchoolBirmingham, ALBirmingham City583339-41.9%
18George Hall Elementary SchoolMobile, ALMobile County411244-40.6%
19Academy For Academics Arts Elementary SchoolHuntsville, ALHuntsville City662400-39.6%
20Just 4 Development LaboratoryMobile, ALMobile County301185-38.5%
21York West End Junior High SchoolLivingston, ALSumter County256159-37.9%
22Southside Primary SchoolSelma, ALDallas County233147-36.9%
23Chalkville Elementary SchoolBirmingham, ALJefferson County1,276818-35.9%
24Brocks Gap Intermediate SchoolHoover, ALHoover City807521-35.4%
25Erwin Craighead Elementary SchoolMobile, ALMobile County586380-35.2%
26Pinedale Elementary SchoolEnterprise, ALEnterprise City536350-34.7%
27Rockwell Elementary SchoolSpanish Fort, ALBaldwin County1,030682-33.8%
28Huntington Place Elementary SchoolNorthport, ALTuscaloosa County565377-33.3%
29Cherokee Elementary SchoolCherokee, ALColbert County334226-32.3%
30WD Robbins Elementary SchoolPrichard, ALMobile County384265-31.0%
31Margaret Yarbrough Elementary SchoolAuburn, ALAuburn City573396-30.9%
32J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolCamden, ALWilcox County519359-30.8%
33Richland Elementary SchoolAuburn, ALAuburn City613426-30.5%
34Williams Elementary SchoolHuntsville, ALHuntsville City694484-30.3%
35Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolPleasant Grove, ALJefferson County747524-29.9%
36Monroeville Elementary SchoolMonroeville, ALMonroe County579406-29.9%
37Catoma Elementary SchoolMontgomery, ALMontgomery County307216-29.6%
38Valley Grande Elementary SchoolValley Grande, ALDallas County501353-29.5%
39Inglenook SchoolBirmingham, ALBirmingham City442312-29.4%
40Gardendale Elementary SchoolGardendale, ALJefferson County991700-29.4%
41Whitley Elementary SchoolPrichard, ALMobile County330237-28.2%
42Payne Elementary SchoolSelma, ALSelma City228164-28.1%
43Central Elementary SchoolHayneville, ALLowndes County277200-27.8%
44Old Shell Road Magnet SchoolMobile, ALMobile County511369-27.8%
45Charles A Brown Elementary SchoolBirmingham, ALBirmingham City406296-27.1%
46Morris Elementary SchoolMontgomery, ALMontgomery County568414-27.1%
47Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolTalladega, ALTalladega City237174-26.6%
48Hemphill Elementary SchoolBirmingham, ALBirmingham City480353-26.5%
49Wilmer Elementary SchoolWilmer, ALMobile County600443-26.2%
50ChastangFournier Middle SchoolMobile, ALMobile County681503-26.1%
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